Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discophilia

/ˌdɪs.koʊˈfɪ.ljə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-co-phi-lia
IPA: /ˌdɪs.koʊˈfɪ.ljə/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The love of recorded music.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[C]reated with the help of architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton, Bond International Casino (or, simply, Bond's), which opens next month, promises to be the most memorable attempt at discophilia since Studio 54 opened three years ago."
"A library ladder stood by the record shelves, and nearby was the gramophone, a quality modern instrument housed in a console. It had louvered doors to control the volume and direction of sound, as in a church organ. I was smitten! I know that it was on that afternoon so long ago that I contracted incurable discophilia."
"That insight extends to other musical forms and styles in the age of recording. One of the pleasures in reading Paul Gilroy, for example, is the revelation of his discophilia."

Etymology

From disc + -o- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: disc
Suffix: -o-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɪs.koʊˈfɪ.ljə/
British English: /dɪs.kəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

discophile discophilist

Synonyms

discophily

Rhymes With

-philia glossophilia autoandrophilia inflatophilia laconophilia autogynandromorphophilia autoandrogynemorphophilia aptophilia aquaphilia opacarophilia

Questions

How do you pronounce discophilia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪs.koʊˈfɪ.ljə/.
What does discophilia mean?: The love of recorded music.
Where does discophilia come from?: From disc + -o- + -philia.

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